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I bought one. I'm a hobbyist that's been using Ableton in a hobbyist manner since 2005 or so.

As a software developer that works remotely, I have extremely limited desire to sit in front of my computer when work is over, and thus I end up using my music gear (which is unfortunately all crammed in my home office) much less than I'd like to. The appeal of a product like this is that I can take it into a different room and scratch the music production itch when I have it without feeling like I'm sitting at my work office all day.

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Going analog after long stretches of being digital is a good forcing function to take breaks and get physical. Even just strumming and knob twisting is enough change-up to get different juices flowing.

This Push looks even more fun with controls beyond pads. And this is a page out of Framework — atypical in DAWs and music gear:

> You can add the standalone components later using the Upgrade Kit, and replace your processor, battery or hard drive to keep up with advances in technology.

>I end up using my music gear (which is unfortunately all crammed in my home office)

Same here, I like to think of it as my studio, a place where I do creative things. Same crammed room but it sounds a lot more romantic.

Same, and these days my music desk is about half filled with half a dozen cases worth of modular synths, with a bread rack perpendicular to that housing some rack gear, too many effects pedals, and also too many standalone synths. I refuse to own synths that include their own full keyboards, talk about A LOT of space.

Push 3 looks awesome and I’m glad to see them jumping onto the standalone game like NI have with Maschine along with many others. The Polyend Play and Tracker are lots of fun too.

I have the same workspace for work and making music. But I can totally understand the desire to make them separate.

For some reason, it just seems that I am forcing myself to make music. If I take a mini MIDI keyboard and make music somewhere else, it's much easier to do.

As a software developer myself, I prefer using an iPhone to create music rather than a laptop. With plugins it is possible to make stuff like this with Garageband for iPhone https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cqd9naFOh1I/

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